Climber trying to scale icy Mount Whitney missing nearly a week, California cops say
A 29-year-old Texas man who tried to climb icy Mount Whitney “on a whim” remains missing nearly a week later, authorities and news outlets report. Taylor Rodriguez, who was reported missing Jan. 2, intended to summit the mountain Dec. 30, the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office and Inyo County Search & Rescue said in a news release.